Reminders for Friday, October 13th
- Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
- Homework packet due on Friday, 10/20
- It will be sent home on Monday.
- Bullying Prevention Spirit Week next week (10/16 - 10/20)
- Fall Photos on Monday, 10/16
- Photo forms were sent home last week.
- Comparing Numbers quiz on Wednesday, 10/18 (math)
- Pronouns quiz on Thursday, 10/19 (writing)
- Habitats Assessment on Friday, 10/20 (science)
- Rounding quiz on Tuesday, 10/24 (math)
- The student will round a given number to the nearest 10.
- Example: 33 rounds to 30, 46 rounds to 50.
- Food Chain quiz on Wednesday, 10/25 (reading)
- The student will use their background knowledge to identify the main idea of a nonfiction text and give three details to support their thinking.
- It is not a quiz on food chains. It is a quiz of reading skills.
- Fall Class Party on Friday, 10/27
Notes
- PEP (Parents as Educational Partners)
- There are monthly events for grown-ups/caregivers of English Language (EL students). They are hosted by Mrs. Gustilo and Mrs. Chatila, two of our EL teachers at PNB. All meetings are held at Pinebrook.
- Weekly Reminder
- Return library books by Mondays on B Weeks!
- If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
- Wear sneakers on Thursday and Friday for P.E.
- If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
- Ice Cream is available at lunch on Wednesdays for $1.
- LCPS allows students to purchase ice cream any day of the week.
- As a team, second grade is encouarged to get ice cream on Wednesday to help prevent any chaos (like buying 4 ice creams).
- House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
- Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit.
- Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
- Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
- Our lunch is 12:45 - 1:15pm.
- Pinebrook Family Resources Page
- Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.
- Monster Mash Dance-A-Thon
- Monster Mash is tonight at Pinebrook!
- 6-8pm in the gym
- School Store is open on Fridays!
- Everything is $2.
- My expectations are that the kids check in and drop off their backpacks FIRST and that all of their school store items stay in their backpacks.
SEL/Morning Meeting - Family Communication, Home Link for Lesson. We continued learning about growth mindset, the power of "yet", and making mistakes. We also talked about helpful thoughts versus unhelpful thoughts.
Reading - We started learning about food chains using fiction books. We will continue this next week and learn about main idea in nonfiction books. You can follow our learning on the mind map.
Writing - We learned about adjectives (words that describe nouns). We will learn about pronouns next week (he, she, they)
Writing - We learned about adjectives (words that describe nouns). We will learn about pronouns next week (he, she, they)
Math - We learned about comparing numbers (greater than >, less than <, equal to =). We will continue this next week and learn how to round numbers to the nearest 10 (33 rounds to 30, 46 rounds to 50).
Science - We started our habitats unit by learning about living and nonliving things and the Arctic tundra habitat. We will continue this next week.
Have a fabulous weekend,
